Toshiba cuts NAND flash production by 30 percent

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Toshiba announced a reduction in its production of NAND flash memory, which go into smartphones, tablets and storage devices, by about 30 percent from Tuesday, to cope with oversupply conditions in the market.

Why VMware is spending $1B-plus to buy Nicira

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VMware is a company on the move: its not only brings it into the software-defined network (SDN) market, but should also broaden VMwares support for open standards and even open source.

WiGig gigabit-speed wireless notches another chip partnership

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Wi-Fi chip makers are lining up to add WiGig technology to their wireless LAN products, preparing the way for tri-band equipment that can deliver multi-gigabit speeds within a room.

Baidu profit soars 70 percent on increased ad customers

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Baidu, China's largest search engine, reported second-quarter profits that were up 70 percent from a year earlier as it continued to add new customers for its online marketing services.

Remains of the Day: Bon appetit

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We start off the week with an amuse-bouche of an iPhone rumor, followed by a few light helpings of iTunes in the Cloud. Finally, for dessert, half a dozen assorted flavors of Kindle Fire. Tuck in to the remainders for Monday, July 23, 2012.

Apple to ship Mountain Lion on Wednesday

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Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company would ship Mountain Lion, the latest version of its Mac OS X operating system, starting Wednesday.

Apple revenue, profits up in iPad-driven quarter

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Sales of the new iPad helped Apple's line during its fiscal third quarter. The company reported Wednesday that revenue for the three-month period ended June 30 grew 22 percent over last year while profits rose 20.5 percent.

Broadcom plans fast 802.11ac Wi-Fi for phones early next year

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Broadcom plans to bring IEEE 802.11ac Wi-Fi to smartphones starting early next year, using a chipset announced on Tuesday that the company said can deliver about 300Mbps (bits per second) of real-world speed.

It's a Huge Mistake to Remove Password Prompt for Free Apps in iOS 6

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According to sources with access to the developer beta of iOS 6, the next version of Apples mobile operating system will allow users to download and install free apps . If Apple doesnt fix that before iOS 6 is officially launched, it will significantly impair the security of iOS devices.

Remains of the Day: Refresh rate

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New iPod touches and nanos may spring to life this fall, the latest Mac Trojan horse is making its debut, and one director has a new favorite P.A. The remainders for Tuesday, July 24, 2012 are going to be a star.

Oracle NetBeans equipped with static analysis

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For the newest release of NetBeans, Oracle has equipped the open-source IDE (integrated development environment) to continuously run a static analysis tool, which could point out possible coding errors to developers as they write their programs.

MotionArtist Easily Turns Art Into Animation

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Smith Micro touts MotionArtist (free beta) as the answer for graphic novel and comic creators who want to create motion/interactive comics without coding. You upload your artwork from any of a number of common file types and export the animation in video formats that play well in HTML and YouTube. The latter is a boon for creators uploading motion comics on their own sites without the use of Flash or After Effects.

Skype hoses down eavesdropping concerns

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Skype has denied reports that recent changes to its architecture would make calls and messages easier to monitor by law enforcement.

Qualcomm's Quad Snapdragon S4 Pro Tablet Now Available to Developers

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NVIDIA may have been first to the quadcore game, but Qualcomm is ready to bring on the competition.

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3D printers are pretty incredible things, right? Serial modder Ben Heck thinks so too, especially considering how so many of the parts for his various projects were made on one. For his latest project, Ben not only made a 3D printer, but a smaller, more portable kind of 3D printer. Meet the .

Google's Nexus 7 makes the case for a smaller iPad

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The prospect of a smaller iPad--one with a 7- or 8-inch screen--has been the focus of rumors since...well, since even before the original iPad was released back in 2010. But the rumor mill has been heating up over the past couple months, with more and more pundits, and even news outlets, claiming that such a product is really, truly--this time--on the way, perhaps as soon as this fall.

Google establishes partner program for cloud services

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Following the best marketing practices of traditional IT firms, Google has launched a partner program to help third-party vendors use and sell Google cloud services.

OS X Mountain Lion to launch Wednesday, Apple says

Google and EU poised to settle antitrust investigation

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Google and the European Commission appear close to a settlement that would end the Commission's investigation of the American Internet giant for potential violations of European antitrust regulations, according to a Commission spokesman.

Cisco layoffs this week part of 'Transformation Project'

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's could be the first in a series of cutbacks hitting product lines and business units that have underperformed.

Oracle pulls Exadata ad claims after IBM's complaint

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Oracle is yanking advertising claims that its Exadata database machine had vastly super performance to IBM's Power Systems hardware, according to an by the National Advertising Division, an industry self-regulatory group.

Apple misses revenue target, says Mountain Lion coming Wednesday

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Apple on Tuesday reported revenue for the quarter just ended that was lower than analysts had expected, despite a big jump in iPad sales.

Track Your Progress With Joe's Goals Cloud Software

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Joe's Goals, an ad-supported free service, has been around for years and looks a bit dated. That said, it offers more options than the slicker-looking . You can use Joe's Goals to track habits that don't require daily repetition (for example, if you have an exercise routine you do every other day). Joe's Goals can also track bad habits: For example, if you're trying to quit smoking, you can use Joe's Goals to log every day in which you've smoked. Each day gets a numeric grade composed of the number of good habits minus the number of bad habits you've logged for that day.

Lytro Camera Now Works with Windows PCs

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Lytro, the light-field camera that was supposed to revolutionize photography, now supports Windows PCs.

$50 Hacking Device Opens Millions of Hotel Room Locks

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If you're staying at hotel, it might be a good idea to check the manufacturer of your door lock. A black hat hacker has unveiled a method that allows a fairly simple hardware gadget to door locks manufactured by Onity.